https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:23:25 +0200 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:23:25 +0200 30 https://www.euronews.com/images/logos/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/africa-records-worlds-fastest-gains-in-disaster-resilience-new-study-shows https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/africa-records-worlds-fastest-gains-in-disaster-resilience-new-study-shows Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:23:15 +0200 The World Risk Poll, which surveyed 143,000 people across 140 countries, found North Africa up five points and Southern Africa up four, driven by expanding internet access and household preparedness. Yet 220 million people affected by disasters in the past five years received no warning. https://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/18/watch-malawis-vice-president-chilima-laid-to-rest-after-shock-plane-crash https://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/18/watch-malawis-vice-president-chilima-laid-to-rest-after-shock-plane-crash Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:25:55 +0200 Chilima and nine other people died in the plane crash last week in Malawi's northern region of Mzimba. https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/18/malawis-vice-president-laid-to-rest-as-president-calls-for-independent-probe-into-his-deat https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/18/malawis-vice-president-laid-to-rest-as-president-calls-for-independent-probe-into-his-deat Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:44:20 +0200 Saulos Chilima was buried in his village following a state funeral in Lilongwe, where President Chakwera called for an independent investigation into the plane crash that killed the vice president and nine others. https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/11/malawi-vice-president-confirmed-dead-after-wreckage-of-missing-plane-found https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/11/malawi-vice-president-confirmed-dead-after-wreckage-of-missing-plane-found Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:31:51 +0200 Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima has been killed in a plane crash, the president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the airplane. https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/10/search-underway-for-malawi-vice-president-after-military-jet-disappear https://www.euronews.com/2024/06/10/search-underway-for-malawi-vice-president-after-military-jet-disappear Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:25:13 +0200 The plane left Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, but failed to make its scheduled landing at Mzuzu International Airport around 45 minutes later. https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/13/climate-adaptation-remains-woefully-underfunded-wealthy-nations-must-pay-their-fair-share https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/13/climate-adaptation-remains-woefully-underfunded-wealthy-nations-must-pay-their-fair-share Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:48:39 +0200 If rich countries do not drastically improve their record on climate finance commitments, communities in Malawi and elsewhere will continue to pay the price, Twapashagha Twea writes. https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/15/watch-tropical-cyclone-freddy-devastates-malawi https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/15/watch-tropical-cyclone-freddy-devastates-malawi Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:14:30 +0100 Tropical Cyclone Freddy has devastated southern Africa, killing at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night. It is expected to batter the countries with heavy rain until Wednesday night. https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/14/malawi-township-hit-hard-by-cyclone-freddy https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/14/malawi-township-hit-hard-by-cyclone-freddy Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:05:19 +0100 Residents of the southern Malawi township of Chilobwe are searching for survivors following a mudslide, triggered by Cyclone Freddy. https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/14/death-toll-climbs-as-cyclone-freddy-slams-malawi https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/14/death-toll-climbs-as-cyclone-freddy-slams-malawi Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:15:45 +0100 It’s the second time the record-breaking cyclone made landfall in mainland Africa. https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/29/a-new-fourth-plinth-statue-has-arrived-in-trafalgar-square-celebrating-a-malawian-icon https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/29/a-new-fourth-plinth-statue-has-arrived-in-trafalgar-square-celebrating-a-malawian-icon Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:56:22 +0200 Samson Kambalu's 'Antelope' has been unveiled in the centre of London as the latest temporary statue to stand upon Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. https://www.euronews.com/2021/12/10/this-is-what-young-people-living-on-the-frontlines-of-the-climate-crisis-want-you-to-know https://www.euronews.com/2021/12/10/this-is-what-young-people-living-on-the-frontlines-of-the-climate-crisis-want-you-to-know Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:25:40 +0100 The African Youth Survey has discovered that climate change is one of the key concerns young people have about their future. https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/28/opposition-wins-historic-rerun-of-malawi-s-presidential-vote https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/28/opposition-wins-historic-rerun-of-malawi-s-presidential-vote Sun, 28 Jun 2020 07:44:57 +0200 Lazarus Chakwera’s victory late Saturday was a result of months of determined street protests in the southern African nation. https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/18/cyclone-idai-wreaks-havoc-across-southeast-africa https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/18/cyclone-idai-wreaks-havoc-across-southeast-africa Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:50:46 +0100 A devastating cyclone has slammed South Eastern Africa claiming lives in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Red Cross confirmed to Euronews that they expect the death toll to categorically rise in Mozambique while access issues have posed challenges to their recovery efforts. https://www.euronews.com/2018/02/19/malawi-cholera-cases-pass-500-eight-people-dead https://www.euronews.com/2018/02/19/malawi-cholera-cases-pass-500-eight-people-dead Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:14:54 +0100 Ministry of Health spokesman Joshua Malango said the number of cases had increased to 527 from 157 recorded in January, and that deaths had doubled from four to eight. https://www.euronews.com/2017/10/19/vampire-scare-prompts-un-to-pull-staff-out-of-southern-malawi https://www.euronews.com/2017/10/19/vampire-scare-prompts-un-to-pull-staff-out-of-southern-malawi Thu, 19 Oct 2017 06:36:49 +0200 Lynch mobs accusing people of vampirism had been searching for individuals and blocking roads https://www.euronews.com/2017/02/07/madonna-adopts-twins-stella-and-ester-from-malawi-orphanage https://www.euronews.com/2017/02/07/madonna-adopts-twins-stella-and-ester-from-malawi-orphanage Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:59:37 +0100 Madonna adopts twins from Malawi Stella and Ester https://www.euronews.com/2016/06/06/top-sounds-from-africa-resurrected-on-beating-heart-malawi https://www.euronews.com/2016/06/06/top-sounds-from-africa-resurrected-on-beating-heart-malawi Mon, 06 Jun 2016 13:34:33 +0200 A new charity album is giving a new lease of life to decades old African music. https://www.euronews.com/2016/04/29/extinction-threat-for-people-with-albinism-in-malawi-as-ritual-murders-rise https://www.euronews.com/2016/04/29/extinction-threat-for-people-with-albinism-in-malawi-as-ritual-murders-rise Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:43:46 +0200 People with albinism in Malawi are being attacked, abducted and killed to such an extent that they face extinction in the African country. 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